Liesl’s Ocean Rescue by Barbara Krasner and Avi Katz

It recounts the story of Liesl Joseph, a 10 year old girl aboard the ill-fated MS St. Louis. On May 13, 1939, together with her parents and 937 other Jewish refugees they left Germany on the MS. St Louis attempting to seek temporary asylum in Cuba.
Winner of 2015 Book Awards
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